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Dec 20, 2021

Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati Passes Away

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati, who investigated the 1984 anti-Sikh and the 2002 Godhra riots, passed away. He was 86.
He was a permanent judge at the Gujarat High Court from July 19, 1979, and transferred to the Orissa High Court on December 14, 1993.
Nanavati was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Orissa HC with effect from January 31, 1994. He was transferred as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court from September 28, 1994. Nanavati was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court with effect from March 6, 1995, and retired on February 16, 2000.

Dec 19, 2021

Former Union Minister R. L. Jalappa Passes Away

Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister R.L. Jalappa passed away. He was 96.
Mr. Jalappa was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chickballapur constituency on the Janata Dal ticket in 1996 and became the Union Minister for Textiles in the governments headed by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and I.K. Gujral. He later joined the Congress and was re-elected from the same constituency in 1998, 1999, and 2004. He served as member of several parliamentary committees.
Mr. Jalappa was in the Congress till 1979. He quit the party to form the Karnataka Kranti Ranga with the former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs and was recognised as a prominent OBC leader. In 1980, the party merged with the Janata Party. He again joined the Congress in 1998.

Dec 17, 2021

Narendra Modi among Most Admired Global Personalities

A global survey was carried out by YouGov. The men's list is dominated by politicians, sportspersons and businesspeople while that of women has more actresses, singers and TV personalities.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was listed as 8th most admired man in the world as per an international survey carried out by YouGov. Former US President Barack Obama retained his position at the top.
For this survey, 42,000 people from 38 countries were asked who they admired most.
Barack Obama continued to maintain his position at number 1. He had dethroned Bill Gates last year. Among women, Michelle Obama bagged the top spot. Microsoft founder and one of the richest persons in the world Bill Gates is in second spot among men while Chinese President Xi Jinping is on third place.
Men's list has many sportspersons in top 20. Football stars Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are in 4th and 7th spots respectively. Messi has been the biggest gainer among men as he rose from 11th spot to 7th. Other sportspersons in top 20 include Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. Sachin Tendulkar leads this pack at number 12.
Among women, Angelina Jolie and UK's Queen Elizabeth have followed Michelle Obama in rankings. Women's list has been dominated by actresses and singers. After Jolie, Scarlett Johansson is at number 5, followed by Emma Watson and Taylor Swift. Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel is in 8th spot among the women category. Priyanka Chopra is at number 10. Chopra and Afghan activist Malala Yousafzai have climbed the farthest in the list.
List of most admired men has been dominated by those in political, business and sporting backgrounds. Women's list has more actresses, TV presenters and singers.

Dec 16, 2021

Bell hooks: Author and Feminist Dies

Acclaimed feminist author and activist bell hooks died at the age of 69.
hooks was considered a trailblazer within the intersectional feminism movement, and published some 40 books during her life.
Her real name was Gloria Jean Watkins but she adopted her great-grandmother's name Bell Blair Hooks for her writing.
However, hooks deliberately styled her own name with lower case letters to focus attention on her message rather than herself.
Her first book, Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism, was published in 1981.
hooks went on to release more than 40 books, ranging from essays and poetry to children's books.

Financial Times also Names Elon Musk its 'Person of the Year'

The Financial Times newspaper followed the Time magazine in naming Elon Musk, the chief of Tesla Inc as its "person of the year", commending him for the work done in transforming the electric vehicle industry. Tesla, the global EV leader, has pushed many young consumers and legacy automakers to shift focus to electric vehicles.

Dec 15, 2021

Ex-CEO of PSG Institutions C.R. Swaminathan Passes Away

Former Chief Executive Officer of PSG Institutions and former chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Southern Region, C. R. Swaminathan passed away. He was 74.
Swaminathan, a B.Sc Agriculture graduate from Bapla Agricultural College and MBA at PSG Institutions, joined PSG Industrial Institute as Assistant Sales Manager - Marketing in 1971 and was appointed CEO of the Institutions in 1985, a post he held till 2005.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in New Delhi, India, founded in 1895.

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